tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post1450758338484815124..comments2018-03-18T09:53:22.663-04:00Comments on Mothers in Medicine: Unfit for DutyKChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post-16113600863438540152009-09-13T14:27:37.326-04:002009-09-13T14:27:37.326-04:00I&#39;ve started a first aid kit and I don&#39;t e...I&#39;ve started a first aid kit and I don&#39;t even have kids yet. My kit includes things like scalpels, suture, and sterile gloves, along with lidocaine and various other stuff. Because when my husband gashes his leg open with a saw, I&#39;m going to take care of that at home, right? I admit it&#39;s insane, but makes me feel somewhat better for some reason. And then I quizzed an ENT attending on what emergency supplies she had at home -- and indicated my surprise she didn&#39;t have an intubation kit. What if her 12-year-old suddenly needed to be intubated before EMS could arrive? She indicated her surprise at my insanity (it&#39;s ok, we&#39;re friends). I&#39;m going to be a neurotic doctor-mom, I&#39;m already sure.hwong14https://www.blogger.com/profile/11448257097008782861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post-4516200535136546982008-06-11T11:13:00.000-04:002008-06-11T11:13:00.000-04:00I'm not a doc but I keep an otoscope at home and I...I'm not a doc but I keep an otoscope at home and I make sure to check ears when they're NOT sick...just so I know their normal anatomy. It makes it much easier when they are sick and I can ask "Can Mama look in your ear?" and then I can look without a fight and I have a good idea of abnormal conditions. I also am careful to note symptoms on a calendar.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919631102243889689.post-43077203890663041862008-06-10T17:50:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:50:00.000-04:00I've found that my objectivity goes completely out...I've found that my objectivity goes completely out the window when it comes to my kids. The role of 'mother' gets in the way. Usually, it's an inner dialogue between the minimizing doctor and the maximizing mother.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.com